Archive · 23 Sep 2026
BJP Leaders Arrested During Protest Demanding Jurala Water Release
BJP leaders and activists held a protest near the Jurala project.
They wanted water released for farmers' fields.
The protest was led by BJP State president N Ramchander Rao.
Police arrested several protesters and took them to Kothakota police station.
The leaders said their arrests were illegal.
Farmers have also been protesting for several days.
They say their crops are drying up.
They want officials and the government to decide on releasing water.
Several BJP leaders and activists were arrested during a protest at the Jurala project.
The protesters demanded water release for farmers in the project command area.
BJP State president N Ramchander Rao led the attempted visit to the project site.
Police shifted the arrested protesters to Kothakota police station.
Farmers have protested for several days, saying crops are withering without water.
- Who
- BJP State president N Ramchander Rao led several BJP leaders and activists; farmers are seeking the water release.
- What
- Several BJP leaders and activists were arrested while protesting for water release from the Jurala project.
- When
- Tuesday; farmers had already been agitating for several days.
- Where
- At the Jurala project in Wanaparthy; the arrested protesters were taken to Kothakota police station.
- Why
- They demanded water for farmers in the Jurala project command area as crops were reportedly withering.
- Location
- Jurala project, Wanaparthy
- Protest demand
- Release of Jurala water for farmers
- Protest leader
- BJP State president N Ramchander Rao
- Arrested group
- Several BJP leaders and activists
- Police station
- Kothakota police station
- Farmers' concern
- Crops are withering amid the demand for water
- Arrest claim
- The BJP leaders described the arrests as illegal